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11Tucson Citizen — Infobox Newspaper name = type = Daily newspaper format = Broadsheet foundation = 1870 owners = Gannett headquarters = 4850 South Park Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85714 USA editor = Michael Chihak publisher = Michael Chihak circulation = 30,937 [cite… …
12Arthur Bingham — Infobox Military Person name=Arthur Bingham lived=1784 ndash; 1830 caption= placeofbirth = placeofdeath = nickname= residence = United Kingdom nationality = British allegiance=Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland serviceyears= ndash; 1830… …
13tactics — /tak tiks/, n. 1. (usually used with a sing. v.) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the maneuvers themselves. 3. (used with a sing. v.) any mode of procedure …
14Singeing the King of Spain's Beard — Drake s 1587 Expedition Part of the Anglo–Spanish War Drake s map of his attack on Cádiz …
15take up arms — Begin war, commence hostilities …
16go to war — verb commence hostilities (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑take arms, ↑take up arms • Hypernyms: ↑war • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP …
17take up arms — verb commence hostilities (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑go to war, ↑take arms • Hypernyms: ↑war • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP …
18begin — commence, begin, start 1. Commence is a more formal Latinate word for begin or start. Fowler s advice (1926) was to use begin and its derivatives except when these seem incongruous (which is in fact rare); occasions when commence is more… …
19start — commence, begin, start 1. Commence is a more formal Latinate word for begin or start. Fowler s advice (1926) was to use begin and its derivatives except when these seem incongruous (which is in fact rare); occasions when commence is more… …
20USS America (CV-66) — The third USS America (CV 66), formerly CVA 66, was a Kitty Hawk class supercarrier of the United States Navy that served from 1965 to 1996.Construction and shakedownOriginally ordered as an Enterprise class nuclear carrier, the ballooning costs… …